Primary completion (UIS) in Sri Lanka
In Sri Lanka, 99.6% of children had completed primary school by the expected age in 2023.
Sri Lanka, 2023
99.6%
Change from 2022
+0.5percentage points
Primary completion (UIS) in Sri Lanka over time
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Sri Lanka
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of children 3 to 5 years above the final primary grade age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Sri Lanka |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 99.6% |
| 2022 | 99.1% |
| 2019 | 98.5% |
| 2006 | 98.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.5 percentage points from 99.1% in 2022.
- Since 2006, when it was 98.4%, the figure has changed by +1.2 percentage points.
More for Sri Lanka
All statistics for Sri Lanka
Lower secondary completion
98.7%
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Primary school completion rate
94.5%
2023 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
17.4%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Upper secondary completion
46.3%
2022 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
9.1%
2023 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school adolescents
6.5%
2023 · UNESCO UIS